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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2017

Association between VEGF-460T/C gene polymorphism and clinical outcomes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy.

Junyin Tan, Li Jiang, Xiaowei Cheng, Chunlin Wang, Jingshan Chen, Xiaoqing Huang, Peng Xie, Dongmei Xia, Rensheng Wang, Yong Zhang

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Junyin TanDepartment of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Li JiangDepartment of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Xiaowei ChengDepartment of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Chunlin WangDepartment of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Jingshan ChenDepartment of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoqing HuangDepartment of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Peng XieDepartment of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Dongmei XiaDepartment of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Rensheng WangDepartment of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Yong ZhangDepartment of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Guangxi Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent angiogenic factor that plays a critical role in the development, metastasis, and recurrence of tumors. This study aims to determine the correlation of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the

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clinical outcomesgene polymorphismnasopharyngeal carcinomavascular endothelial growth factor

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PMID28243126
PMCPMC5317327
OpenAlexW2588638208

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